}
 #endif
 
+static bool intel_sdvo_write_infoframe(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo,
+                                      unsigned if_index, uint8_t tx_rate,
+                                      uint8_t *data, unsigned length)
+{
+       uint8_t set_buf_index[2] = { if_index, 0 };
+       uint8_t hbuf_size, tmp[8];
+       int i;
+
+       if (!intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
+                                 SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_INDEX,
+                                 set_buf_index, 2))
+               return false;
+
+       if (!intel_sdvo_get_value(intel_sdvo, SDVO_CMD_GET_HBUF_INFO,
+                                 &hbuf_size, 1))
+               return false;
+
+       /* Buffer size is 0 based, hooray! */
+       hbuf_size++;
+
+       DRM_DEBUG_KMS("writing sdvo hbuf: %i, hbuf_size %i, hbuf_size: %i\n",
+                     if_index, length, hbuf_size);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < hbuf_size; i += 8) {
+               memset(tmp, 0, 8);
+               if (i < length)
+                       memcpy(tmp, data + i, min_t(unsigned, 8, length - i));
+
+               if (!intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
+                                         SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_DATA,
+                                         tmp, 8))
+                       return false;
+       }
+
+       return intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
+                                   SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_TXRATE,
+                                   &tx_rate, 1);
+}
+
 static bool intel_sdvo_set_avi_infoframe(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo)
 {
        struct dip_infoframe avi_if = {
                .ver = DIP_VERSION_AVI,
                .len = DIP_LEN_AVI,
        };
-       uint8_t tx_rate = SDVO_HBUF_TX_VSYNC;
-       uint8_t set_buf_index[2] = { 1, 0 };
        uint8_t sdvo_data[4 + sizeof(avi_if.body.avi)];
-       uint64_t *data = (uint64_t *)sdvo_data;
-       unsigned i;
 
        intel_dip_infoframe_csum(&avi_if);
 
        sdvo_data[3] = avi_if.checksum;
        memcpy(&sdvo_data[4], &avi_if.body, sizeof(avi_if.body.avi));
 
-       if (!intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
-                                 SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_INDEX,
-                                 set_buf_index, 2))
-               return false;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < sizeof(sdvo_data); i += 8) {
-               if (!intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
-                                         SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_DATA,
-                                         data, 8))
-                       return false;
-               data++;
-       }
-
-       return intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
-                                   SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_TXRATE,
-                                   &tx_rate, 1);
+       return intel_sdvo_write_infoframe(intel_sdvo, SDVO_HBUF_INDEX_AVI_IF,
+                                         SDVO_HBUF_TX_VSYNC,
+                                         sdvo_data, sizeof(sdvo_data));
 }
 
 static bool intel_sdvo_set_tv_format(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo)